L.S. Lowry
What Lowry saw in the sea
The philosophical side of the painter of “matchstalk men” adds to his charm
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Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
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A repentant ex-financial trader tells all
Russia’s useful internet addicts
No, Russia is not a beleaguered outpost of European values
The tyranny of memes
Modern would-be assassins are products of the internet
Dismantle the infrastructure of censoriousness
Digital technology and private intelligence are bolstering cultural censoriousness in universities
Whip smart
Threatening the whipping system would be alarmingly stupid
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Farage: I’m not worried
Critical briefing: home ownership headaches
Why more homes are not always good news for the ordinary buyer
Where is Britain’s vision?
Modern Britain has acquired a lack of national purpose, except for policies that are self-harming
The resistible centrism of Mark Gatiss
Why a centre-left worldview struggles to understand dissent
When violence is its own reward
How do we deal with people who kill for the sake of killing?
Marriage and muscular liberalism
The Fury controversy exposes the contradictions behind Britain’s new marriage laws
Keep the state out of sex
Bureaucracy should not be allowed into the bedroom